The 2023 WAC women's basketball tournament is the postseason women's basketball tournament of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) for the 2022–23 season. The conference tournament is scheduled to be played from March 7–11, 2023, at Michelob ULTRA Arena and the Orleans Arena in Paradise, Nevada near Las Vegas.[1] The first round will be played on March 6 at Michelob ULTRA Arena with the remaining rounds March 8–11 at the Orleans Arena.[2] The winner of the conference tournament will receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.
Seeds
Twelve of the thirteen members will be invited to the tournament.[3] While Tarleton and Utah Tech are ineligible for the NCAA tournament, they are eligible for the WAC tournament.[4][5] The WAC Resume Seeding rankings are an advanced analytic developed by Ken Pomeroy that incorporates the performance of teams in both conference and non-conference games.[6] Rankings were initially released on December 5.[7] While seedings are determined using the WAC Resume Seeding System, the top 12 teams that qualify for the tournament will be determined based on conference league records.
Seed
Feb. 27
Final
1
Stephen F. Austin
Stephen F. Austin
2
Southern Utah
Southern Utah
3
Grand Canyon
Grand Canyon
4
California Baptist
California Baptist
5
Utah Tech
Utah Tech
6
UT Arlington
UT Arlington
7
Sam Houston State
New Mexico State
8
New Mexico State
Abilene Christian
9
Abilene Christian
Sam Houston State
10
UT - RGV
UT - RGV
11
Seattle
Tarleton State
12
Tarleton State
Seattle
13
Utah Valley
Utah Valley
Schedule
Session
Game
Time*
Matchup#
Score
Television
Attendance
First round – Monday, March 6, 2023 – Michelob ULTRA Arena
1
1
12:00pm
No. 8 Abilene Christian vs. No. 9 Sam Houston
81–82
ESPN+
2
2:00pm
No. 5 Utah Tech vs. No. 12 Utah Valley
72–68
3
6:00pm
No. 7 New Mexico State vs. No. 10 UT Rio Grande Valley
65–49
4
8:00pm
No. 6 UT Arlington vs. No. 11 Seattle
78–80
Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 8, 2023 – Orleans Arena
2
5
12:00pm
No. 1 Stephen F. Austin vs. No. 9 Sam Houston
74–59
ESPN+
6
2:00pm
No. 4 California Baptist vs. No. 5 Utah Tech
81–72
7
6:00pm
No. 2 Southern Utah vs. No. 7 New Mexico State
62–61
8
8:00pm
No. 3 Grand Canyon vs. No. 11 Seattle
85–80
Semifinals – Friday, March 10, 2023 – Orleans Arena
3
9
12:00 pm
No. 1 Stephen F. Austin vs. No. 4 California Baptist
64–69
ESPN+
10
2:30pm
No. 2 Southern Utah vs. No. 3 Grand Canyon
64–51
Championship – Saturday, March 11, 2023 – Orleans Arena
4
11
3:30pm
No. 4 California Baptist vs. No. 2 Southern Utah
73-82
ESPN+
*Game times in PT. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.
Bracket
First round Monday, March 6 Michelob ULTRA Arena ESPN+
Quarterfinals Wednesday, March 8 Orleans Arena ESPN+
Semifinals Friday, March 10 Orleans Arena ESPN+
Championship Saturday, March 11 Orleans Arena ESPN2